Is Dormston Drive in Dudley a nice place to live?

Dormston Drive is classified by the ONS as Young Hard-Pressed Families. Dormston Drive has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Dormston Drive is located in the Sedgley ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.543341, -2.118871
Grid Ref SO920939
Suburb Sedgley
Constituency Dudley North
Postcodes DY3 1JD

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Dormston Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Dormston Drive, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Dormston Drive during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Dormston Drive and compared that to the average for the Sedgley ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dormston Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Sedgley ward

Social economic statistics for Dormston Drive

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Dormston Drive is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dormston Drive is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Dormston Drive experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dormston Drive are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Dormston Drive involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dormston Drive are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Dormston Drive are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Dormston Drive, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dormston Drive are in the top 30% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dormston Drive

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Dormston Drive.

Unemployment in Dormston Drive

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.97% of Dormston Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dormston Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dormston Drive. The proportion of retirees on Dormston Drive is 11.91% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.51% of Dormston Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dormston Drive

The proportion of home owners on Dormston Drive is 20.65% lower than the national average of 62%. 9.77% of properties in Dormston Drive are private rented and 48.12% are social rented.
41.35% of residents of Dormston Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Dormston Drive residents

The proportion if Dormston Drive residents born in the UK is 15.01% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.34% of Dormston Drive residents were born outside the UK.
97.66% of Dormston Drive residents were born in the UK

Dormston Drive Summary

Dormston Drive has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Dormston Drive maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Dormston Drive has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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